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About the AUTHOR

Born and raised in the scenic Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario, Roderick Benns has had a varied writing career spanning 18 years. He is the author of
Arthur Meighen: The Ferocious Debater Who Stuck to His Principles
, part of the Warts & All Prime Ministers series by JackFruit Press. Roderick is an award-winning journalist, having captured a first place national newspaper award in the 1990s for journalistic initiative through the Canadian Community of Newspapers Association. He is currently Senior Writer with the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat of the Ontario Ministry of Education.

Family life is integral to Roderick. He is married to his wonderful wife, Joli Benns. Roderick has two magnificent children, Eric, and Alexis. They live in the Greater Toronto Area with their silver toy poodle, Sirius. The family also likes to spend time in the country with their young horse, Gaelin.

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